explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
place; room; margin; scope
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
for example; for instance; e.g.
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
by means of; due to; because of; according to
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia)
discovery; detection; finding
indigenous people; native people; aborigines
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
American continent; the Americas
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
East Germany (1949-1990); German Democratic Republic
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
government; administration
resolution; vote; decision
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
attendance; presence; appearance
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information